The Republican journal., 1887-08-11
Winlcrp0rt's New Entcrprisc-The Corn Factory.

Winlcrports New Enterprise Corn Factory.
The corn factory enterprise at Wintcrport begins
to show activity. Mr.. Larncd with crew of men
il now rcmodeling the building, which is roomy
and well adapted for a large plant The front
building is l09 by 50 feet, all in room with
upper floors. The 30 horse power boiler will he
placed in the southeast corner, and the steam
pump will dc placed near the boiler to take water
from the river This water will be used to cool
the cans and also to supply fire pump. The fresh
water will be brought in iron pipes from MIR.
George Fernald's spring. she'd IS by ID feet,
for stripping the corn, has been built on the south
side of the main building and other sheds arc to he
put up. Three car loads of cans (about ll3, OOO)
have already arrived, via. Winterport ferry, AM,
three cars with about $4,000 cans the way.
Cans are packed In cases-24 in a ease. When all
Is ready the cans will be filed with corn by I'M
proved machinery and placed in retorts of large
size, where they will be cooked by steam, equal to
five hours boiling. They are then put in hath to
COOL taken out on trays and water forced them.
They are then piled away, and after 4 time are
| tested, labelled, boxed, and ready for ship
ment. The weight is about 50 pounds per case of
two dozen cans. 1t will require over 900 cans
for the crop at Winterport. The farmers will he
notified by the boss yar,lman, who will visit them
in his team to examine the corn when TO haul it.
The corn will be husked by the basket, the kernels
cut of the cob and weighed, each lot by itself,
and a card is given the farmer showing the num-
Nov. LIST. The help will be largely boys and the
labelling will be mainly done by girls. This fac.
tory will employ Il class of labor that has never
had much oOportuuty IN in :
is estimated that the crop will average, if fairly
cultivated 1900 to 800 per acre, which will
pay the farmers from s25 to $40 per acre, and they
will have the husks and cobs for feed, and which
| are worth more than the cost of cultiyating the
crop 1t must also aid in the production of butter
and without doubt will start up the cheese factory
another year, and will distribute some $I2 900 to
Sl5,Oo0 as to benefit all. \ correspondent of the
Transcript writing of the early history of corn
packing, SAYS:
When we consider the marvellous proportions to
which the packing of sweet corn has reached ia
this state at the present time, it is interesting to
take retrospective view of the small beginnings
and crude methods of the early history of this
great industry in our State. Early in the autumn
Of lSlo, while arranging with Mr. Nathan Winslow
for printing quantity of yellow labels for her
metlcaly sealed corn, the writer after having
learned from Mr.. Winslow of the character of his
venture, suggested that he should advertise his
goods In the Daily State of Maine newspaper as
| it wa, an "invention' then almost entirely un-
known in this city state. The suggestion seem.
ed to strike Mr.. WinsOw favorably, and he finally
agreed to advertise to the amount of ten dollars,
provided that we would take pay for the same
i'll his preserved corn. Never having seen nor
tasted it, agreed to call at his Office on Union
wharf and examine the mysterious commodity to
see If such quantity could be utilized as food
Accordingly visited his little Office situated well
down on MON wharf, where in rough, dingy,
unfinished room. was ranged along row of cans
all fl,nrr
1--WE or SIX dozen cans-many considerably freckled
with rust pom sampling, the appeared sol
| liquid mixture, not unlike hued corn in appear
ahcc, except that it was closer packed and m Jrc
| pasty i'll consistency.
Fora 'new thing its taste was rather attractive
and agreeable, but remembering that little or no
care had been observed In packing just in the
time of milk as now, and that the more mature
| ing, and without any doctorng toning up with
sugar, 1t Is not strange that there were grave
doubts OF Its sale ever amounting to much except
to limited extent in ship stores for use in re
| mote corners of the earth
Having taken the ten dollars worth of Mr.
"ihs""s corn, 1t was parcellcd out to those con-
hcttet With the Office who evnced relish for novel
ties in food, and for the first time in its history
"Canisters Of Theoretically Scaled Green Corn
were advertised in the newspapers. Whether Mr.
Ninsow ever realized profit enough ont of that
seasons pack to pay for his investment in advcr-
| Using OF not never heard him say, but think it
| doubtful
|
| IS now one of the greatest and most importan,
Interests of Maine.
| From Mr.. Winsow's little corn sspatch" on the
| banks of the PresumpscOt in Westbrook our corn
elds nave spread to 10000 acres of growing crops
| the present season, and instead of a sale of a
dozen cansters not less than 2OOOO 600 cans will
but partially fill the orders already in for Maine
sweet corn, and Of all the various brands now
| packed here and elsewhere, none is so popular
throughout the world to this day. as that bearing
| Uncle Nathan Winslow's original yellow label
Those who succeeded to his business are reaping {:
rich reward for his great and honest methods
as pioneer in the business.
| Nathan Winslow first conceived the idea OF
| packin" corn from his brother Isaac, who was
located IN Paris, France, where he was engaged il
| the whaling business, and became very wealthy.
In fitting out vessels for whaling voyages, Isaac
was III the way of purchasing many articles OF
meat dried and pressed, in the form of cakes OF
| toilet soap, and in bottles, cans, etc, and sem
! samples to Nathan, and impaired such other infor
| nation as led him to experiment In hermeticall,
sealing green corn in canisters and the packs O
| the first few years it should be remembered
were confined to Canada yellow Corn.
| sweet Corn Is one of the many Improvements
since introduced, to i,erfect the present delicious
article of food No state or TERRITORY has net bee,
| nbfe to compete rih the crop grorn on rhat i
knomn as the .'s,reet bell Of Maine" tn
psr"''nr na.aptasiy Of the soil giring quieh
Grasp gfo~fh, that ARRAYS insHres street and milk
freshness, noWhefe else to be obfaimed.''
l; is asserted by gentlemen who know that Win
terpor has soil and location produce the fines
quality of corn in tie world and if this proves t,
DC the fact, WinterpOrt will become more widel,
KIN "n than ever. for canned corn goes to all part
| of the world. Most of the pack at Winterport ha
been sold MIR. Fred Atwood has engaged a limit
Ell quantity so that it may be had in this section
and mary will want to try corn grown at Winter
| port and "irondy orders are booked for "Winter
| port sugar sweet Corn. Readers of the Journa
can do no better than give it Il trial when they ar,
buying With latest improved machinery, will
new methods and expert help, it is expected t.
make ii a corn that will he sought for by the fin,
and select trade Of the world.
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